8/3/2019 SCM - APO Topics to Be Covered for Certification

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SCM APO Topics to be Covered for Certification1. APO Overview (+)

o Overview of the master data and transaction data required for supply- chain planningo Integration of SAP ECC and SAP SCM (APO) of the Core Interface (CIF)o Demand Planning (APO DP)o Supply Network Planning (APO-SNP)o Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (APO-PP/DS)o Integration with production

2. Core Interface (+)o Architecture of the integration of ERP systems (SAP ECC) with the SCM(APO) systemo Business system group, logical systems, target systems, RFC destinations)o Select master and transaction data that should be transferred (generate integration models in the APOo Core Interface) and transfer the selected data (activate integration models)o Transfer master data as an initial and change transfer (transfer plants, distribution centers, customers,

suppliers, materials, work centers, task lists, BOMs from SAP ECC)o Transfer transaction data as an initial and change transfer (stock, orders from SAP ECC and retransfer of

planning results to SAP ECC).o Monitor and handle transfer errors (application log, q RFC monitor

3. Demand Planning (+++)o Overview of the planning concepts and data structureso Transfer aggregated historical data to the internal APO BW systemo Define the planning levels for creating aggregated planso Generate master data (characteristics combinations and proportional factors)o Configure Demand Planning using planning areas, planning object structures, planning books and macroso Generate your own exception messages (alerts) using macroso Cooperative Demand Planning (exchanging data between the customer and manufacturer over the Internet)o Demand Planning with statistical forecasting, causal analysis and combined forecastso Mass processing planning tasks in the backgroundo Release the results ofDemand Planning as a planned independent demand for Supply Network Planning and

Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling.

4. Supply Network Planning (+++)o Overview of supply-chain planning (SNP) with SAP SCM(APO), integration with Demand Planning (DP) and

Production Planning (PP/DS)

o Exchange master and transaction data with SAP ECCo Create master data for Supply Network Planning Product interchangeabilityo Configure Supply Network Planning and interactive planning using planning areas, planning books and macroso Cooperative supply planning (data exchange of requirements between manufacturer and supplier over the

Internet)o Integrated exception management in the alert monitoro Discuss the different planning methods: heuristics with capacity comparison, optimization, Capable-to- Match,

VMI and aggregated planning.o Plan alternative resources and finite supplier constraints Cross-plant safety stock planningo Deployment: convert stock transport requisitions into feasible stock transfer orders. Optimize the short term

replenishment schedules for distribution centers and customerso Transport Load Builder (TLB): summarize transfers by threshold values for volumes, weight and pallets.o Delimitation to SAP SCM Transport Planning (TP/VS)

5. Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (+++)o Brief overview of prerequisites and master datao Preplanning and sales orders in APO-PP/DSo Requirements planningo Planning quantities and capacitieso Planning heuristicso Planning strategieso Advanced production planning functionso Planning tools for requirement and capacity planningo Corresponding Customizing settings